Intra-articular fractures of the hand: Treatment by open reduction and internal fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 518-523

  Tan, Virak ^a   Beredjiklian, Pedro K ^a   Weiland, Andrew J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Intra articular fracture; Open reduction and internal fixation

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; HAND FRACTURE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; OPEN FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TENDON RUPTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGER INJURIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, OPEN; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24944519437     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bot.0000163440.71156.8e     Document Type: Article

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